We are happy to offer our first items of genealogy and local history from Cattaraugus County, NY, and we plan to offer additional items of historical interest soon. |
Now Available for Download |
The Cattaraugus County chapter in Mather & Brockett's Geographical History of the State of New York (1848). Despite the brevity of this chapter at just four pages, we consider it essential to the historical record of this area. Also included is the short chapter Mather & Brockett provided on land grants and patents in New York State. 4++ pages, download now in PDF format, for $2.25.
The Cattaraugus County chapter
Hilltop - Yearbook of Randolph
(NY) Central School (1963). An interesting
yearbook from a small Western New York state community.
We see a rural school, in a position where new high school graduates
were valued, in an area, while becoming depopulated (witness the Greater
Jamestown Chamber of Commerce ad imploring grads to stay in the area for
bright futures), but in a larger culture where change was beginning.
Before college was over for those so destined they would see the Vietnam
war underway, and the phenomenon known as Woodstock. These graduates,
in the words of the well-known curse, have lived in “interesting” times.
A point of interest: the volume includes photos of all grades,
from Kindergarten through the seniors, and the photo reproduction is
excellent -- meaning that the quality of the photos in the volume was
high. 146++ pages, in PDF format. Download now for $4.00.
Charities in Cattaraugus County
in 1906. |
See also: Hotchkin's History of Western New York State, available on CD-ROM. |
Cattaraugus County was separated from Genesee County in 1808. You may also want to consult our Genesee County page for locations that may have been affected by this transaction. |
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